Except as hereinafter specified, any use, building or structure lawfully existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter, may be continued even though the use, building or structure may not conform with the provisions of this chapter for the district in which it is located. However, this section does not apply to any use, building or structure established in violation of any zoning ordinance in effect at the time the use, building or structure was established.
(`61 Code, § 25.17.3) (Ord. 915, passed 6-20-2000)